History matching reservoir models to production data has been a challenge for asset teams since the early days of reservoir simulation. Keeping these models evergreen as production data continues to arrive, knowing when a rehistory match is required and being able to re-history match easily and efficiently is also a major challenge which is often not addressed in a timely manner. This need is becoming even more pressing as real-time reservoir performance data is increasingly available. Decisions can now be made with the support of the good quality real-time data from the reservoir usually in the form of pressure data from downhole gauges and rate data from multiphase meters. With the recent integration of existing technologies, a rapid model updating workflow is now possible. The history matching workflow that was once a discrete process can now be a computer assisted continuous process. Using statistically-based assisted historymatching technology in conjunction with real-time data acquisition, data monitoring, and reservoir simulation software, new production data can be quickly assimilated into the reservoir model. Real-time data from the field measurement devices is filtered for consumption by the reservoir modeling software and compared with the forecasts from the reservoir simulator to determine if rehistory matching is required. The new data can be added to the history file and the model (revised if necessary) can be used in operational performance optimization. This rapid model updating workflow can be run semiautomatically on a continuous basis as new production data is gathered, thereby keeping reservoir models evergreen and providing the most up-to-date basis for the making of important reservoir management decisions.
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